Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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371. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if provision is made in the vote of the Office of Public Works for 2015 to enable construction to commence on a project (details supplied) in County Cavan; the stage this particular project is at; when the project will proceed to the next stage; when construction is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41559/14]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently reviewing State owned sites in the area to see if any are suitable for the development of a new Garda Station in Bailieborough. If no suitable State owned site is available, it is intended that a notice will be placed in local and national media seeking offers of suitable sites.

The Office of Public Works advances the provision of facilities for An Garda Síochána in line with the requirements identified by An Garda Síochana in its list of Building Programme Priorities.In that regard, the acquisition of a site for development of a new District Headquarters in Bailieborough has been notified to the Office of Public Works by An Garda Síochána as a priority for 2014 / 2015. Proceeding with a development at this location will be dependent on the outcome of the site acquisition process and such development being afforded priority by An Garda Síochána, having regard to the overall Garda building programme and the availability of funds.